02 April 2013

Tuesday Crustie: Belize it or not!

This crab was photographed off the coast of Belize. There are so many brachyuran crabs, I am always in awe of people who can come up with even tentative pecies identifications. This one, the photographer thinks is Mithrax spinosissimus.

Photo by gus_the_mouse on Flickr; used under a Creative Commons license.